“You were really going to go alone?”
“I didn’t want anyone else to find out.”
“Why?”
“Because I’m ashamed Eric!” it burst out of her. “I’m embarrassed and ashamed.”
“You should be.”
“Look, it’s done now. You know the truth. You know it was me. I know you’re angry and likely want to exact your pound of flesh and you have every right, but can it wait until this,” she waved at her belly, “stops hurting so much? I promise, no more games and I’ll leave you alone but if I delay this too long, I won’t be able to go through with it. Can you just forget any of this happened?”
“We were in a three-year relationship and then we had s*x, Hadlee and you expect me to forget?”
“Please?”
“Do you think you get to f**k me once and it’s over? I know you think because you’re the brat of the bratva king
